In bending the knee to the genocidal regime they punish us Queers, see how it works? See what a crock of shit 'Queerwashing' is? We're just props to be used...
And now the cleanup can begin. Dear #EBU, you have a lot of explaining to do. Overdubbing the booing from the audience. Disqualifying the Netherlands. This years #Eurovision was filled with wonderful music and artists, but your politics, dear EBU, yes, YOUR politics at this event, where you loudly claim it’s unpolitical — it stinks.
@jwildeboer I thought I'd have more FOMO with boycotting it this year but you know what?
I don't think I'll bother watching it in the future, the silliness and fun has gone from it.
It's just another tool of global authoritarianism now, and that's not fun.
With Joost Klein we are seeing what happens to you in the Music biz if you stand up the Israeli regime's toxic lies.
And what of Bambi Thug? Will they be allowed to perform tonight?
What a fucking mess, and what an awakening this must be for some people.
We don't know what happened with #joostklein, if he acted inappropriatly then he deserves to be removed.
We do know that Israel is currently committing genocide, and has murdered over 30k Palestinians.
I'm a huge fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, but this year I'm boycotting Eurovision.
Eurovision has always been political. Its purpose is political by seeking to unite Europe with the power of love of music over the power of hate and war.
In previous years, I celebrated the overt shows of support for Ukraine, LGBTQIA people, and other oppressed people.
But this year, the organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have chosen ignore calls for BDS and allowed Israel to enter, and they have chosen to ban other participants from showing even support of the people of Palestine.
If you think the Eurovision Song Contest has chosen an appalling stance on this issue, you're not alone. The Israel singer was booed off stage, and there have been a record number of protests against Eurovision inside the auditorium, outside this year's venue in Malmö, and in many participating countries around the world.
Nothing creeps me out more than Centrist heterosexuals using us Queers to defend the actions of Israel and supportive Colonialists, some gobsite centrist in the Guardian (of course) just now....
I can see what is going to happen, and it might just kill #Eurovision for good. It will likely never recover if Israel wins, which I suspect it will. Don't give them the satisfaction of gaslighting you. Let them have their little Zionist genocide self-appreciation party #BoycottEurovision#NotPoliticalMyArse
I have never been happier to be boycotting this shit show. Italy gave 40% of their total televotes to Israel, they revealed it at the end of the broadcast
”We condemn the human violations done by the state Israel. And its attacks on the freedom of the press. This is why we have temporary halted this segment of this broadcast.”
“Unsurprisingly, there's big problems behind the scenes at tonight's Eurovision semi-final – the one that Israel is slated to perform in. A massive protest has been blocking the famous bridge from Copenhagen (where loads of ticket-holders are staying) to Malmö (where the contest actually is).
As a result, those on the ground at last night's dress rehearsal (an event which usually sells out) say that the arena was very empty for most of the start of the show. Protests are expected to ramp up tonight for the broadcast version too, which only stands to make the problem worse.
There had been whispers that producers were experimenting with piping in a bit of canned applause for Israel's performance to help paper over whatever response it might get in the hall. From the sounds of it, it might end up coming in handy for the whole show...”